Stovepipe-connector.



No. 866,785. PATENTED SEPT. 24, '1907. J. HAIGH.

STOVEPIPB CONNECTOR.

APPLICATION FILEDDEO. 27, 1908.

Affomey TNl' NORRIS PETERS 00., wasumcrnu, n. c.

. JOSEPH HAIGH, OF HENNESSEY, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY.

STOVEPIPE-CONNECTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 24, 1907.

Application filed December 2'7, 1906. Serial No. 349,680,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JosEPH HAIGH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hennessey, in the county of Kingfisher, Territory of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stovepipe-Gonnectors, of which the following is a specification, refer- I ence being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to a stove pipe connector, and particularly to a coupling band adapted to surround the telescoping pipe sections.

The invention has for an object to provide a novel and improved construction of such a band adapted to be formed from a single piece of material, one end thereof being provided with a hooking device, and the opposite end with a cooperating rib extending transversely thereof.

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will be hereinafter set forth and the novel features thereof defined by the appended claims.

In the drawingz-Figure l is a perspective showing the application of the invention; Fig. 2 is a detail section on the line 2-2, Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a similar section on the line 3-3, Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is a detail perspective of the joining ends of the band.

Like numerals refer to like parts in the several views of the drawing.

The numeral 1 designates the band which is of any desired material, preferably sheet metal, and adapted to surround the telescoping pipe sections, 2, in order to connect the same together. The side edges of this band are bent inward upon themselves, as shown at 3 forming a ridge of greater thickness than the body of the band, and which is adapted to engage a circumferential depression 4, or elevation 5 upon the ends of the adjoining pipe sections, as shown in Fig. '3, and thus prevents any longitudinal movement of these sections upon each other.

For the purpose of locking the band tightly in position one end thereof is provided with the hook 6 formed from the material of the band by bending the same outward and upon itself, as shown at 7, thus providing the recessed portion 8 disposed at oneside of the plane of the band. The opposite end of the band is provided with cooperating ribs 9 formed in the body thereof by folding the material upon itself and backward toward the body of the band, while the projecting end 10 thereof extends entirely across the joint thus preventing the escape of soot or smoke. Any desired number of these transversely extending ribs 9 may be provided in order that the band can be conveniently adjusted to different diameters of pipe and at all times tightly clamped by simply pressing the hooked portion 6 and the ribs 9 toward each other with a slight downward pressure on the hook to cause it to engage with the rib when the proper tension of the band is secured.

The invention is adapted to be formed from a single piece of material thus embodying simplicity and economy in its manufacture, while it is capable of the most convenient use by means of the adjustment between the hook and ribs so that it can be easily applied by the hands or with any tool adapted to engage these parts. It is also capable of immediate disconnection by pressing the hook toward the ribs and entirely relieved from contact therewith. The side edges of the band by interlocking with the pipe sections absolutely prevent any longitudinal movement thereof and when applied the heating of the pipe causes sufficient expansion to effect an absolutely tight joint preventing the leaking of gas, smoke or soot and firmly connecting all of the parts without the use of any other devices.

Having now described my invention and set forth its merits, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:-

1. A stove pipe connector comprising a band having one end provided with a transversely extending hook portion upon its inner face and the opposite end with a cooperating rib upon its outer face, and side flanges upon the inner face of said band adapted to interlock with the pipe sections to which it is applied.

2. A stove pipe connector comprising a band having an inwardly extending hook and a transverse engaging rib at the opposite end thereof and disposed toward the body of the band, and a projecting end beyond said rib to extend across the joint.

3. As an article of manufacture, a stove pipe connector comprising a band having a hook bent outward from the material thereof at one end, a series of parallel transverse engaging ribs bent from the material at the opposite end thereof, and inwardly bent side edges to form locking ribs upon the inner face at opposite sides of said band.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH HAIGH.

Witnesses:

W. A. RHODES, J. Crzoss WHITE. 

